The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-01-06


Jennie saw ihA, II vS in'sfior. ssd j
was not dressci. but sbs pulled ous he
purse with Sigh aud paid fx il and thcI
the remaining 80 cents wN slent 10 mater
isl for dress.
How poor she felt II was no use Il
look into the store windows any more
and although she had the comfort Of do.
ing kind sct and stopping little Carrie
tears, she missed the mosey dreadfully
More than that, the neIt lne she need
ed pair Of gloves shs did not like TO ash
her father for the money topsy for them
Somehow, money WAS valuble nos; and
she mended her old gloves and wors thesl
little longer. She wondered sometimes
II her father could understaal when mon
ey Was every there needed. hsw d came to
pass that laces sai ribbons. and slippers
and plumes, ADD gloves, and handker-
chiefs, mnst be had upon eSsry occasion.
s."...s... sa. ... ashamed '' ''-' ''' '''
one night her father came 10 4iher
late, aud threw himself into An arm chair
with sigh Are you tired tonight, John'
asked bis wife, gently,
Very weary indeed, he returned. John.
son, my clerk, has left me suddenly aud !
have been trying to do his work. ] found
ii too much for one and net enough for
two; aud paid him $50 per month.
Jennie, who was employing ber time In
making what seemed TO bs an endless
piece OF rick k-rsck, heard what her father
said. Thirty dollars mouth. 1t seem-
cd small fortune and che wondered il
she could possibly do the work which
young johnson had relinquished. She
did not dare to suggest such thing, but
she thought OF nothing else all the even
ing, and the next forenoon she surprised
her father by making her appearance 10
his Office. 12sM18
Well, Jennie, what il santed? be de-
looking up moment from his
papers. It struck jennie for the first time
that she had never been in these rooms
before without wanting something. and
she began to feel ashamsi.
Papa, she said. | came to try to fill
Mr.. Johnsons place foi you this morn
ing.
You said her father. Go back to your
embroidery, child; you cannot sit here
all day making entries aud answering let
ters He looked weary. while he spoke
with smile
Try me, papa, said Jennie. please try
me. II do not give satisfaction, / will
go home again.
Her father besitated, laugh he'd, and gave
her his clerks chair, which be had been
She took OF her hat and
gloves and sat down. l will dictate let
ter to Mr.. Randall Persons, Centerville,
o., he said. cropping into bis business
manner; aud holding 40 ie,.sr ~ whi.h
he wished to reply, he proceeded to tell
.be gentleman. in a short, concise way,
common to business men. about some
Gather, 1t WAS quite long letter aud
here was no opportunity to ask questions
When it was finished at last, Jennie
gave 1T to her father IN very fuiut .hesrted
way.
Cool, said he, shortly; try another,
Iennie. She wrote another, aud then
hird and then there were entries TO be
made in great book which her father
,laced before her He was q man OF few
sords aud did not praise her work, but
he knew il was all right from the way
10 forgot that it was Jennie and not John.
on.
When the bells rang for the noon hour,
10 turned around on his chair aud looked
/ her. Jennie, he said, we will 60 to
be st. Cloud Hotel and take dinner in
onor OF this event Whist did you do it
Or, child?
Because / wanted to earn some money.
aps.
Earn some money! Her father whis
led You expect to be paid foor your
rork, do you?
Yes sir. Jennie replied steadily. earn
a 50 week or tao ago, aud never en-
Dyed the possession OF money before. Now,
,ther, if eau do Johnson's work and
ave his pay will never ask you for o
ent for my own wardrobe. aud 30 it will
e clear galu for you and great deal bet
sr for Inc than la Bit At home aud make
ck-rack.
Well, said her father come to dinner,
nd | will think about it,
OF course Jennie kept the place, You
ay. Yes, she did; but it was not alto
ether without some serious disappoint-
rents. No one ever knew how many rides |
be declined when the hour interfered |
ith her Office work; when she came home |
red With the days work, socials and re-
options lost their charm, and che was |
lad to rest alone 10 her room. Her girl |
-iends laughed at her, but, much to her
irprise, the young gentlemen whom shs
mbered among her friends liked her
le better for II. Once or twice, 10 fit |
I absent mindedness, her father seut her
ut with a message to some msnufacturer,
nd as she transacted the business with |
hich she WAS entrusted in q strsightfor.
ard business like manner. she wss treat
! Just as they would have treated her
ther If be had come 10 her place. She
,ent her money far more judiciously than
le had ever done when it had been earn
4 by some one else She bought iewsf
tile trifes, less confectionery. and no Or
aments Money vas too precious for
iose things. She had fewer dresses. but
ley we're Of far better material. because.
nowfng her reSources she made better